Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1887-02-11
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MRS. BURkE's PUDDING.
EN NNEN y. PRESCOTT.

IL had ALWAYS been the custom in
Mrs. CApuIrt's day to bake one of her
best m-pudiIugs during Christmas
week for the char woman, Mrs. Burke.
who Wa never likely To taste such u
dainty AZ other seasons. WHY should
se Keep all the good things to our
selves, she used 10 a>H, ''rat plum
padding whenever We !aHcv II. and
this poor. hard working woman never
knew the taste uf such "a morsel :" Il
was also the custom Of the house "to
build, as Harry Capulet used 10 saw,
several of these rich puddinss at the
same time; they would keep tor weeks
or months without spelling. and there
they were a. moments notice. II din.
Eer company arrived uuexpsc ctedly on
Washing or ironing DAYS. when 1t was
announcement Ia C0ucuCt NEE desserts.
When Mrs. Harry Capu!et took the
management OF affairs after his moth.
ers death, her husbands cousin, " no
had been regent during the lnterreg
mum, SAID 10 her ~ Christmas time ::
Il hope. dear. you will continue Mrs
Burkes pCddlug; she has received it
60 so MANY years. she will feel in
luresi, IN afraid. unless YOU do
"0h, certainly" answered Mrs
Hs0ssvbo wss sf -. 80 vsa-..sasi svs~~
OF mind; IL shall give Mrs. Burke u
pudding. bu, not one Of these. What
are you thinking abou,-waste all
these delicactes on a char =
"Glugerbreal puttiug. with u few
raisns added, viii satisfy her quite rs
veil. put in Mrs. llarry's si,ter.
What they call poor maus pud
ding" asked Mrs. Harry,
"les-.he very timing
But. nv dear eypostula:ed SIZE
Capulsr. Mrs Burke will know; she
has been accustomed TO the best. |
have made it principle to send her
AS good as | kept; | hated l. scrlmp
her at Christmas time.
Oh, you're too eXtraragaut, Cousin
Sue. Besides, you gIve sn old ignor.
ant char.woman CT dlt FOR all your
own virtues and tastes. don't think
Il worth while 10 waste so much mo
uey upon her; poor mans pudding
is more appropriate for the cIrcum
stances"
''NohIesse obiisc." insisted Sue.
Bat Mrs. Harry laughed, aud ordered
the poor man 5 pudding to be baked
the same siz" as her own plum pud-
dlugs.
Il can hardly tell them apart, cook
has given them all such rich brown.
Surely the proof Of the padding is in
the baking as we'll AS the eating
But Sue sighed. Mrs. Burke is
English. You won't be able to de-
crise her about All English plum pud
ding"
I'm not going to label it. aud sic
can take or leave IT, Beggars should
not b" choosers, I've heard cried
Mrs. Harr,, who couldn't keep her
temper US we'll as she could other
things.
That vas pudding" said Mrs.
Burke, one morning after Chrlstma,,
having come IN for some work. Mrs.
Harry looked It Sue. Il think, con.
tluued Mrs Burke, they grow nicer
every year, Ms. Capulet. This one
ju-t melted IN your mouth; it W too
good for poor lolks.'
There" cried Mrs. Cupulrt. as
soon as Mrs. Burke's back was turned
what did | tell you, Sue. After ed
ucating Mrs. Burke up to the English
plum-pudding. This is all the good
it does to educate the l,wer classes,
you see."
Il hope it isn't blalney in Mrs.
Burke" hazarded Sue
"A man c, nvinced sgains, his will,
l. OF the "a me opinion still,
quoted Mrs. Harry.
After this, whenever Sue and Mrs.
Harry disagreed, her sister would say.
"R"member Mrs. Burke's pudding,
Sue" However, the matter faded out
of their minds in time, aud perhaps
they would never have thought of it
again if Mr.. Gus Blake hadn't hap,
pened to drop in upon them. Now
Mr.. Blake was something worth while
in Miss Llly's eyes. She had met him
here and there, danced with him at
germans, yachted with him, picknicked
with him, lunched with him; once he
had even sent her some flowers: she
had somt of them home now, pressed
in Il look of love sonnets. He was one
of those cordial people who shake
nands as il they were making love
Miss Lilly was more than fono of his
society; she intended to marry him.
But 1t was pity that he should ar.
rive ON tho nn o .Iay in tho uo,l, Al, |, -, =,